Ex-bank executive pleads guilty to sex charges

8:28 PM,
Feb. 25, 2014

Kirk A. Simmons

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Former bank executive Kirk A. Simmons of the Newark area has pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, federal officials said Tuesday.

U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III announced the plea after a hearing in U.S. District Court, where Simmons faces from 10 years to life in prison when sentenced in June by Judge Leonard P. Stark. He also faces a fine up to $250,000 and at least five years of supervised release after prison and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Members of the Delaware Child Predator Task Force arrested Simmons July 18, 2013, after he arrived at a ...